Prudential shares tumbled this morning after the British insurance giant confirmed plans to raise up to £2.1 billion in a public offer and share placing in Hon ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police arrest three members of student prisoner-support group
Hong Kong police arrested on Monday three members of a pro-democracy student group, accusing them of a "conspiracy to incite subversion" including by helping deliver snacks to prisoners with the aim ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong holds first ‘patriotic’ vote under electoral system overhaul
Beijing Hong Kong elites has held the city’s first vote since China overhauled Hong Kong’s electoral system last year to root out “anti-China” elements. The poll for the election committee, a ... ( read original story ...)
Election of single opposition candidate Tik Chi-yuen proves Hong Kong democracy, says Beijing
The election of a sole opposition candidate to Hong Kong’s powerful election committee has been held up by Beijing as proof that the territory’s democracy is fl ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong sees patriots inducted into new election committee
An election for Hong Kong's new Election Committee (EC) which only allowed "patriotic" candidates to run has concluded. The EC is responsible for choosing the city's next leader. It is the first poll ... ( read original story ...)
New Hong Kong electors decided with only 1 opposition member
Results for the vote for members of Hong Kong’s Election Committee have been finalized after hours of delays, with just one opposition-leaning candidate elected to the 1,500-strong committee ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong shares lead Asia lower; Tokyo and Shanghai closed
Shares fell more than 3% in Hong Kong on Monday in holiday-thinned trading in Asia, with other big markets in Tokyo and Shanghai closed. Other regional benchmarks also fell after Wall Street wrapped ... ( read original story ...)
Stocks fall in Hong Kong; most other Asian markets closed
Shares fell more than 3% in Hong Kong on Monday in holiday-thinned trading in Asia, with other big markets in Tokyo and Shanghai closed. ( read original story ...)
Why is Hong Kong Doubling Down on its Covid Zero Strategy?
A Q&A with Hong Kong’s Secretary for Food and Health Sophia Chan on the territory’s struggle to balance safety with its role as an international financial center — and why stringent border controls ... ( read original story ...)
Plastic trash piling up: Hong Kong green groups want quarantine hotels to stop using throwaway food containers, cutlery
When Hongkonger Sean Barry checked out of his quarantine hotel last month, he took with him nearly 300 pieces of plastic collected from his 21-day stay. “I did get some weird looks as I was leaving, ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong kicks off first ‘patriots only’ election
Hong Kong held its first-ever political race since Beijing changed its electoral system, to ensure only 'patriots' govern the city.Five polling stations across Hong Kong were heavily guarded by police ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong holds first elections under new “patriots only” law imposed by Beijing
Hong Kong's elections to choose the city's Election Committee members opened to a select group of voters on Sunday, under a new "patriots only" system imposed by China's government.Why it matters: All ... ( read original story ...)
Voters choose new Hong Kong electors under pro-Beijing laws
Select Hong Kong residents voted for members of the Election Committee that choose the city's leader in polls Sunday that Chief Executive Carrie Lam called “very meaningful” as the first under reforms ... ( read original story ...)
‘Puppet showmen’: Hong Kong elite vote in ‘patriots only’ election process
The formation of the election committee on Sunday is the first poll to be held under the patriots rule imposed by Beijing ... ( read original story ...)